Beautifully said, Lisa. Thank
you!
J
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] FYI news
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Every contribution counts
and whilst I think I understand the point you're trying to make about
reaching the mainstream, it's dangerous to begin tempering our message to
better enable us to begin "marketing" it to the majority gratuitously -
women and babies are not a market and our integrity is not for sale. I
fear the overstepping of that invisible line that would transform us into
nothing too different from the Obs and Hospys - big business, marketed to
the masses (for instance, in my personal experience, your forum/site needs
to compromise a lot in order to appeal to the larger membership you enjoy;
this results in some less than optimal advertising and advice, and the sad
loss of some wonderful contributions and items. Do the ends justify
the means? That's a decision we each need to make, and your contribution is
still significant, though not necessarily in the form I would personally
choose for myself). What is the point of a message reaching more
people if the message has had to be diluted and perhaps changed in order to
get there? Nothing is simple and these aspects need to be
considered. It is the various voices of all of us that shed light on
darker areas of the topic; some more straightforward and uncompromising
contributions may seem difficult to hear but they're usually the most
valuable and evidence-based in my experience, and I enjoy them
thoroughly.
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I agree totally with this. I could never
agree with women going to a 5 star facility instead of going home or in fact
not leaving their home at all, when we know this would prevent the need in
the first place. I don't want my views to be dumbed down so that
uniformed women can think they are more palitable. The women on the
thread that was posted here weren't thinking of their pregnancy birth or
baby but of the fantastic offer of 5 star accommodation. I just feel
sorry for the reality that lies ahead for them after their awful birth (
published figures at Ashford the hospital in the story.... section rate
49.9% instramental rate 16%) well I don't think they are going to be
over subscribed since only 34% of women over the whole year birth
normally. Some months none do.
Lisa
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